Comment Re:Privacy Vs Saving Lives (Score 1) 86
Yes, I could have carried a copy of my paper records, but which would you rather depend on in that type of emergency: remembering to carry a file to the doctor or having them instantly available?
That's why I said I would like my EHR to be electronic, but rather than stored centrally, carried on my person, in a way that I'm unlikely to ever forget (phone, implanted chip, etc.).
As a counter point - suppose you did have an emergency and didn't end up at a VA facility but instead at a generic hospital somewhere? If your records were on your phone then they could get them whereas with the VA they might not. I could imagine NFC being a useful technology here - your records are in your phone and you merely need to punch in a PIN to have them made accessible to a health professional - and there could even be an "override" PIN for use in emergencies that accredited workers could look up so that if you're unconcious and can't grant consent they can still get the information.